New Illustration by Chris Trefz in honor of Veterans Day and all who served past and present.
Thank you to all who have served, past and present. To all who have fought and sacrificed to preserve freedom.
Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, is a federal holiday observed each year on November 11 in the United States to honor military veterans of the US Armed Forces (who were released from service other than dishonorably). It falls on the same day as other holidays, such as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are observed on the anniversary of the conclusion of World War I in other nations. When the Armistice with Germany entered into force at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, major hostilities in World War I were officially put to a stop. Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 at the behest of significant U.S. veteran organizations.
Veterans Day is separate from Memorial Day, a national holiday celebrated in the US in May. Veterans Day honored all U.S. veterans, but Memorial Day remembers those who lost their lives while serving in the armed forces. Armed Forces Day, a different military holiday that also falls in May, commemorates individuals who are presently serving in the American armed forces.
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